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Should I switch from Tester to Developer

I have 7 years of experience as a manual tester. In terms of my coding knowledge I'd rate myself 2/10. I'm married with a daughter who will be turning 1 very soon. Considering the inflation and increased cost of living, I think my CTC is pretty average. A developer having 2-3 yoe generally earns the same or more than I do. All my friends are earning shit ton of money and I feel like I can't compete with them. I don't have to compromise on anything if I want it or need it but I know I can't live a lavish life with what I earn currently. Here are some questions that come into my mind: 1. Should I switch from testing to development? 2. How much growth can I expect just being in testing? 3. If I were to make a switch to development, what tools, language should I aim for(considering my coding is really poor)

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Aaron Denver

Swiggy

5 months ago

Switching from testing > development is always good choice. You can try to learn from counter part of your development. Ex: if you are working as web application QA start with web development. Worst case if this doesn’t work out learn automation tools & coding and move to SDETs pay is slightly better than manual QA
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Blair Hyrum

Globallogic

5 months ago

Thank you for your reply. What tools do you think should I learn if I wanted to move to web development? Can you please list them out if possible?
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Kendall Olive

Paytm

5 months ago

I’m also in same situation
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Matilda Everett

Deloitte

3 months ago

I am also in same situation. Can we connect bro ??
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